Omega 2374 Bumper - terrible or decent re-dial?

Fallout Boy

AFAIK Jose (Perezcope)once said in a video that there should be a separate category for good dial painters and more or less paid tribute to these people. Unfortunately, I can't find the link anymore.
This artist would certainly be banned from entering there.

Fallout Boy

Therefore I should see the watch directly...always a challenge to judge by a few pictures. "Destroying" an original dial is always destroying the main value of a vintage watch. my2cents

gatorcpa

Not if the original dial was already destroyed by age or environmental factors.

The main issue we have with redials is that almost no one has the proper dies to refinish most Swiss watches. As a result, many wind up looking nothing like the originals. These are the redials that destroy the value of vintage watches.

However, there are some redial firms who have the tools and dies to do the job properly. Replacing an illegible or ugly patina with a proper redial could enhance the value in comparison with a worn-out original.

The danger comes when people sell these watches on and don’t disclose the work done or after a watch has been sold several times and no one remembers what was done to it.

That’s my 2¢,
gatorcpa

maumerstrubbi

1. the numerals touching the minutetrack —> the minute track should have a smaller diameter and the Arabic numerals should touch the minute track.
2. the „Swiss made“ should be below the six and not on both sides of the 6 o clock
3. the omega logo is positioned wrong - too far down/to close to the Center of the dial and too far away from the minute track.
4. the small second track has Arabic numerals for 15, 30, 45 and 60 seconds. Couldn’t find a single one from the 40s with a numbered small second track
6. the 4 o clock marker is not centered/positioned a little bit off.

But I am wondering if it’s a bad or a decent re-dial.

Dan S

I would never consider buying a watch with such an obvious and inaccurate re-dial, regardless of whether you think the painting was done with "high quality." It takes some patience to find an original bumper Omega in good condition, but it's not impossible, and prices are not outrageous. So why would you buy this watch?

theluckyluke

If the list is as long as above, you can be guaranteed it’s not a decent redial.

There are some threads showing very good redials on the forum I recall.

For well executed redials, unless you have the watch in person, or a super loupe, it’s really difficult to fault it. So your list above is near empty.

The vast majority of old redials will be rather crude, in general.

Dan S

Often these re-dialed watches are not particularly bargains.

Dan S

I think that many people buying these watches are not collectors, and they just get emotionally attached to a vintage watch that looks good at first glance.

E ErichKeane

Honestly, I think that dial is done pretty attractively, and if the price(and listings!) reflects that it isn't an original dial, it is a watch that I would wear, and would enjoy.

For a non-collector, the fact that it is a redial is irrelevant, as long as it looks good, and wears nicely. And I often find myself falling into that camp.